Spain is ready to supply Ukraine with Leopard tanks and Shorad Aspide anti-aircraft missiles

Spain is ready to step up its military support to Ukraine. The matter of providing Leopard tanks and Shorad Aspide anti-aircraft missiles is now being discussed.

The Spanish newspaper El Pais reported about this, citing government sources.

It is noted that Spain is ready to “make the quantum leap” in its military aid to Ukraine.

The country has so far supplied ammunition, individual protection equipment, and light weapons, and now there are mentions of the heavy weapons supply.

According to the publication, the Spanish Ministry of Defense plans to supply Kyiv with the Shorad Aspide anti-aircraft missiles. The decision to send them might be made after negotiations between the Ukrainian Armaments Coordination Center in Stuttgart.

Aspide is a family of MBDA multi-role missiles used on ground, navy, and air platforms.

In addition, Spain is also ready to supply Ukraine with Leopard A4 tanks, which were stored in reserve at the Zaragoza base for ten years.

These tanks are part of a batch of 108 used units that Germany sold to Spain in 1995 prior to a contract to produce Leopard in Spain.

According to sources, approximately 40 tanks could be repaired and handed over to the Ukrainian army. However, the vehicles would need some upgrades done by the defense industry.

In addition, Spain had offered Ukraine to conduct military training in the handling of armored vehicles. The training will initially take place in Latvia, where the Spanish army has deployed a contingent of 500 soldiers and six Leopard 2E tanks. In the second stage, the training of Ukrainian tankers will be conducted in Spain.